Presenter

Dr. Mostafa Hassanalian

Grade Band: K-5

Location: Room # 115

PRESENTATION

Today, there is a growing need for flying drones with diverse capabilities for both civilian and military applications. There is also a significant interest in the development of novel drones, which can autonomously fly in different environments and locations and can perform various missions. During this session, we will look at drone development, purpose, and implications.

Presenter

Mollie Hackett

Grade Band: K-5

Location: Room # 117

Both students and teachers need support in making the transition to inquiry-based learning; The DBQ Project’s six-step method provides the scaffolding to help both the learner and the teacher be successful in using an inquiry-based approach to learning. In this interactive session, participants are immersed in an inquiry-based lesson. Starting with a compelling question and an engaging hook, participants go through the inquiry process of interrogating evidence, formulating conclusions, and marshaling evidence to support those conclusions.

Attendees will leave the session with a greater understanding of the DBQ Project’s method as well as how to navigate the DBQ Project’s online platform.

Presenter

Alyssa Navarette

Grade Band: K-5

Location: Room # 118

Come discover the magic of teaching and learning with Nearpod, the tech platform that supports high levels of student engagement and inspires innovative instruction! Learn how you can package all your Social Studies resources into interactive lessons that facilitate student discussions and provide formative assessment data for teacher.

You will experience a live lesson that will introduce you to the standards-aligned lesson library, and you will leave with ideas for creating and editing your own standards- aligned lessons to launch with your students with Nearpod’s amazing interactive technology.

After this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Log into and navigate the Nearpod homepage

• Search for social studies lessons in the Nearpod library

• Consider how to create and edit interactive lessons with Nearpod

Presenter

Dr. Wendi Miller-Tomlinson

Grade Band: K - 12

Location: Room # 133

We will explore how the intersection of social categories such as race, class, and gender may influence how we view events both in history and now. Are social categories helpful in thinking about our own place in history? What are ways in which categorization of individuals might either enhance or marginalize their role in history? We’ll do a few cool exercises to help us grapple with the concept of belong to multiples social categories and what it might mean.

Presenters

Dennis Daily

Angelica Valenzuela

Grade Band: K - 12

Location: Room # 135

In this presentation, a county records manager and a university archivist will discuss their collaboration with the Las Cruces Public Schools to create a repository of local, primary source documents for teachers of New Mexico history. The project, still in implementation stage, is intended to engage students with historical documents from their own communities that reflect major themes in New Mexico and U.S. history. The goal is to teach the concept of primary sources and historical relevancy using documents in which students see themselves and their communities reflected.

Presenter

Live Zoom with Kristen Rafferty

AGENDA

LINK

Grade Band: K - 12

Location: Library

Connect to the Newsela content most relevant to your subject area and students and learn how to leverage Newsela features to support student engagement and learning. Learn how to find and save relevant content on Newsela. Build an understanding of how Newsela can increase student engagement and motivation. Explore Newsela features to customize content for your classroom.